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OTTO N. MOORE, F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

FARE-REGISTER.

Application led September 7, 1909.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, OTTO N. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and `State of Indiana, have' invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

In the operation of fare registers in interurban cars it is very desirable that a record strip be produced in such form that an auditor may, by inspection thereof, accurately and quickly determine the number of cash and ticket fares collected by a conductor between any two stations; the amount of each fare, (at least of each cash fare), thereby determining the destination of the passenger', whether or not the fare was paid in cash or by ticket; the direction of travel, and the point at which any given fare entrained; and an indication of the profticular conductor making the collection. To th end I have produced a mechanism "wliich in conjunction with fare registering hanism, will operate to produce such a record as 'had been described and, in order to insure a proper actuation of the accu` mulating mechanism I have provided improved lrcchanism for positively actuating such accumulating mechanism.

My invention further comprises means for automatically actuating a registering mechanism by a .motor operable from power can'ied by the car, as distinguished from a n- .ual operation, the motor being, in the present case, one operated by means of the couipressed air already available in the brake mechanism.

several im1uovements have been especially designed for use in conjunction with that type of fare register illustrated in Patento. 845,882 but is applicable to other forms of registers.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a sectional detail of the mechanism for producing the special auditors record already mentioned, the indicating portion of the fare register, constructed substantially as shown in my above mentioned patent, being also shown; Fig. Q an end of the parts shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 a i nr elevation with the motor omitted;

fi a rear elevation with the motor attached; Fig. 5 a sectional detail of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

serial No. 516,470.

valve for the motor, also showing diagrammatically the air connections of the motor to the air brake system; Fig. 6 a vertical section of the accumulator actuating mechanism, the construction being in general substantially like that shown in my before mentioned patent; Fig. 7 a detail of the transfer mechanism of the accumulator; Fig. 8 a sectional detail through the axes of the several parallel shafts shown in Fig. G, the said shafts being shifted from actual position into a single plane as indicated by the line 8 8; Fig. 9, a detail ol the main clutch and associated parts; Fig. 10 an enlarged section on line 10%10 of Fig. l; Fig. 1l a section on line 11-11 of Fig. l0; Fig. 12 a section on line 12-l2 of Fig. 10; Fig. 13 sectional details of a modified connection between the register and motor; Fig. la an elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 13; Fig. l5 an elevation of the motor and its controllers for the modified connection; Fig. 1G a front elevation with the front cover removed; and Fig. 17 adetail of the hammer mechanism.

In the drawings similar reference characters will apply to the same parts and, whenever practicable, the reference characters used in lthe above mentioned patent will be used herein to indicate corresponding parts, thus facilitating a reference to said patent for details of construction necessary for the production of a complete machine.

Mounted in the main frame or casing of the .machine is an indicator wheel 38, the 'r'ace of which is divided into ten coual spaces marked 0 and 5 alternately (where the fare unit is five cents) and this indicator' wheel is carried bv a shaft 37 provided with a pinion 36 meshing with a pinion carried by a shaft 3l. Shaft 3i has secured to it a sprocket wheel 31 which is driven by a chain 28 or any other suitable means. Sleeved upon shaft and driven by a sprocket chain 29 or other suitable means a sprocket wheel which connects with and drives a gear sleeved upon shaft 34 and meshing with a gear 5l sleeved on shaft 37 and connected with a dollar indicator wheel The chains 28 and 29 nay be suitably operated in any way, as for instance by mechanism such as set forth in my aforesaid patent but not necessary to be described in detail here. Journaled upon shaft 87 between the tivo indicator Wheels 38 and 58 is a tens indicator Wheel el which connected by gears o9, l0, 42, and i3 v-:ith the indicator ufheel S8 so that each alternate step of the Wheel. 88 will anse a corresponding' step of the Wheel 44;. Seen ed to shaft 37 is a pinion 70 which meshes with the master gear of cents actuator A Which is substantially identical with the actuator' il described in the above mentioned patent. This cents actuator, as well a the dollars actuator B, (the master gear 80 of Whi h meshes with the pinion 7l attached to the indicator wheel 53), comprises a gear 8l; 'which is capable of rotation relative to the master gear 8O and carries a dog (see dotted lines in Fig. G) adapted to forni a driving connection between the masser gear 80 and the gear 84C in conjunction n'ith the member 80 which cooperates with the dog 85 and the master gear 80 in the manner of cooperation betiveen the segment 85 and the master gear 80 of the actuator described in the patent referred to. ln the patented structure, however, the segment 86 was loose upon its shaft al and each of the segments Was driven by a swinging arm and connecting link. In the present construction, each of the members 86EL is lreyed to and rotates With the shafts eil, the gear 8l being journaled thereon, as clearly shoivn in lilo' 8, and shatt ll is f2 driven by means ot a innion 50i. Journaled upon the stationary shaft 118 is a cash tare multi unit or dollars accumu lator Tel comprising the usual units, tens and hundreds Wheels used to indicate dollars. filsojournaled around said shaft is a units or ccntsl7 accumulator il f :o indicating fare amounts less than one dollar. rlhese parts correspond to the similarly indicated parts in my pateit already mentioned, in which the conn ction between each actuator and its accumulator 'was a paivl and ratchet. Such a connection was entirely satisfactory Where the mechanism Was operated belon7 a certain speed but could be thrown by" by an eircessirely heavy sudden actuation. ln order to avoid this difficulty, therefore, and insure, beyond question, the accurate operation of the accumulators Wholly irrespece tive of speed of operation, l have provided mechanism by means of which the accumulators are positiv connected to the actuators during accumulating actuation. For this purpose l sleeve upon shaft 1752 a tu bular shaft or sleeve to 'which is secured, at one end, a clutch member 803 having teeth adapted to receive the axialily-extended teeth of a gear 305 mounted loosely upon sleeve 302 and capable both longitudinal and relative rotatire movement thereon, the construction being such that by shifting the gear 305 axially on sleeve 302 the teeth 30a may be drawn into or out of engagement with the clutch 803 but will at all times remain in mesh With the teeth of gear 8l of the cents actuator il. Secured to the tubular shaft 802 is the units or cents accumulator 73 already referred to. Journaled upon the sleeve 302 (or directly upon the shaft 178 if the sleeve be shortened) is a gear 300 which is longitudinally movalile on said sleeve as Well as rota-table thereon and is provided ivith axially-extemleo teeth S07 adapted to mesh with the teeth ot the gear 8e of the dollars actuator and also to be brought into engagement with a clutch member 308 connected to the units element of the multisunit or dollars accumulator Til, the arrangement being such that 800 may be shifted axially to bring its tee-th 307 into or out of engagement with the teeth of the clutch 308, trie teeth 807 however remaining at all times in mesh ivith the teeth of the gear 84 of actuator B. ln order that gears 305 and 800 may be alternately brought into and out of engagement With their respective clutch members l provide a shifting bar 309 having lingers Til and 312 engaging respcctivelr with the gears 805 and 30G so as to shitt them simultaneously into opposite positions relative to their clutch members.

ln order to transfer to the multiunit or dollars accumulator 7l the amounts accumulated by the units or cents l accumulator T3, l provide the following mechanism. Secured to tubular shalt 302 so as to rotate therewith and so With the cent-s indicator ivheel 88, is an intermittent gear 813 adapted to mesh with an idler 314 to produce, (airing a comparatively short portion of the rotation of the tubular shaft SOQ, a half rotation of said idler', the gears being of the Well known Geneva l type in order to be locked against actuation except when the teeth are properly meshed. The idler 81 i is connected ivith and rotates the idler 815 Which meshes with the pinion 816 connected to a one-tooth intermittent gear 817, Which gear meshes with a gear 818 (see dotted lines in 7) connected to the units element of he multiunits or dollars accumulator 7tl- (llig. these tiro gears 817 and 318 being also of the Greneva7 type. ln vieu of the fact that these tivo gears look upon themselres to pro-- vent rotation of gear 318 except by a rotation of gear 317 it is necessary, in order for the multiunits or dollars accumulator to receive the impression resulting from the setting of the actuator B, for these gears to be disconnected during the time of the accir mulating operation of the actuator B and for that purpose l provide the shifting bar 80E, with a nager 819 adapted to engage collars 321 carried by the hub of gears 3l@ and -ll' so as to shift said gears longitudinally and throw gear 81T out of mesh with gear 8l8 at CIT the time when teeth 307 of gear 306 are in `ting of its indicator and consequently engagement with the teeth of clutch 30S. The operation of this portion of the mechanism will now be apparent when considered in connection with the mechanism of the` previous mentioned patent. By proper rotation of the gears 35 and 50 the cents indicators 33 and 44 will be brought to proper indicating position to indicate any -cent interval in a dollar and the indicator 53 will be brought to indicate any desired number of dollars (supposing the mechanism to be designed for United States or Canadian money). The setting of these indicators operates, through gears and 71 upon the master gears S0 of the actuators A and B, respectively, exactly as described in my previous patent and, when shaft 41 is rotated through the medium of pinion 301 the members S6 of the actuators will, through the coperating dogs 85, pick up the gears 84 of the actuators A. and B at the proper points in the forward and rearward travel respectively so as to drive said gears through an angular distance corresponding to the setting of the indicators, in the manner fully disclosed in the said patent. The operation thus described is identical with the ope ation of the corresponding parts in the said patent and I do not believe it necessary therefore to go into further detail with respect thereto.

The pinion 301 may be actuated by any desired means and the particular mechanism designed for that purpose in the present instance will be described hereafter. For the present it is suilicient to call attention to the fact that the pinion 301, and therefore the shaft 41, is rotated first in one direction and then in` the opposite direction back to initial position.

Then the first or forward movement of shaft 41 is made it will drive the element 86 of the cents actuator A in such direction as to engage the dog 35 of the gear 84 of the said cents actuator A and rotate it so as to cause a rotation of the gear 305, and this gear, by reason of the engagement of its teeth with the clutch 303, will cause a rotation of the units or cents accumulator 73 and a rotation of gear If there has been a sufficient amount previously indicated by the cents accumulator 73 so that the addition thereto of the present amount will eX- ceed one dollar the teeth of the gear 313 come in mesh with gear 314, and through gear 315 and pinion 316 cause a complete rotation of gear 41T so as to advance gear 31S a single step thus advancing the units element of the multiunit accumulator 74 a single step, this movement being permitted because clutch 308 lies clear of the teeth 30's' of gear 306. lVhile this forward movement or' shaft 41 is taking place gear 84 of the dollars actuator' B is being rotated by dog S5 an amount corresponding to the setdrives the gear 306 a corresponding amount but without affecting the clutch 308. Art the end of the forward movement of shaft 41 the sliding bar 309 is quickly shifted, by a mechanism hereafter described, and teeth 304 withdrawn from clutch 303; teeth 30T carried into engagement with clutch 308; and gear 317 shifted out of engagement with gear 318 thus placing the parts in such condition that, when shaft 41 is returned to its initial position, gear 84 of the dollars actuator B will drive gear 30G an amount to cause clutch 30S to rotate the initial element of the multiunits element 374 an amount corresponding to the amount indicated by the dollars indicator 53. whereupon, at the end of the return stroke of shaft 41, the shifting bar 309 is again shifted into rc verse direction to return the parts to normal position. It will be noticed that, by this arrangement, the parts are at all times cosi tively interconnected in such way that the accumulating elements can neither be thrown by nor retracted but are at all times under positive control and actuation. thus insuring an absolutely accurate accumulation. The clutch member 303 is locked, when teeth 304 are withdrawn therefrom, by means of a locking linger carried by the shifting bar 309.

The shifting bar 309 is shifted by a yoke 325 carried by a rock shaft 326 projected rearwardly and provided at its rear end with an operating lever This lever 327 is normally held in position by means of a spring 328 one end of ywhich is attached to the lever 327 and the other end attached to a lever 329 pivoted upon a stationary support and provided with a pin 330 lying in a vertical notch 331 in the main operating plate 114 which is mounted so as to have reciprocating motion in suitable guides on the main frame of the machine. In order to prevent movement of lever 327, except at the end of the stroke of plate 114, I provide a locking lever 333 having an inverted V-shaped slot 334 therein adapted to receive a pin 335 carried at the lower end of lever 327. The locking lever carries at its end a pin 336 the downward movement of which is prevented (except at the ends of the stroke of plate 114) by a block 337 carried by plate 114. The pivot of lever 325) is substantially in the vertical plane of the axis of the rock shaft 326 and the movement of plate 114 swings said lever 329 to opposite sides of lever as indicated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 3 so that, when lever 329 is carried to said respective positions, spring will at that time tend to swing lever 327 to the positions shown in full and dotted lines respectively in F ig. 3 and this will be prevented except at the ends of the stroke ofthe plate 114 (to the right and left respectively, as indicated in full and'dotted lines in Fig. 3) because, until that time, pin 333 will lie upon block 337. Y

rlhe actuation of the entire mechanism, with the exception of the means for distinguishing between ticket fares and the cash fares, is dependent upon the actuation vof the plate 1151:. This plate is normally held in the position shoivn in full lines in Fig. 3 by means of a spring 31l1attached to 4said plate at llhe shaft 41 is connected to plate 11st in the following manner. ltleshing 'With pinion 301 is a segment which is journaled upon a shaft 101. This shaft carries an aX ally shiftable clutch 345 Which may be thrown into and out of clutching engagement 1vith the segment 3&3. Secured to shaft 101 is an arm 3a' and a pin 34H7 is 2 secured to clutch 341-5 and slides axially at its outer end an arm 351. rlhe arm 351 carries a pin 352 lying in a 'vertical slot 353 in plate 11aL (dotted lines 3) the arrangement being such that reciprocationof plate 114 Will produce a rocking `of arm 351 and shaft 121. Arm 351 is normally urged to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 by means of the spring 354. rllhe clutch member 315 provided at one end With an opening adapted to receive a pin carried by the segment 341.3 and at the other end is provided with an opening' adapted to receive a pin 353 carried by an arm 357 journaled upon the shaft 101, the arrangement being such that the clutch member may be shifted into and out of connection with. segment 3&3 and correspondingly out of and into connection with arm The clutch member may be shifted by the shifting linger 337 carried by shaft 333, and said shaft carries an arm which 'parallels plate 111- and is provided with a linger 371 by means of Which it may be actuated.

The arm 357 is connected by a link 320 (see Figs. 3, 3, and 1G) to the operating arm 321 of a ticket accumulator T, which is conveniently of the type described in my aforesaid patent and so need not be described in detail here. "Ehe arm 321 is moved to produce an operation of the ticket accumulator when the clutch is in engagement with the pin and then only.

1n case it is desired, as it frequently is, to keep a record of the total number of faresm that is, the sum of the cash fares and the ticket fares-an arm may be fixed on the shaft 101, as clear from Fig. 9. This arm 325 is similar to the arm 357, save that it is lined on the shaft 101 instead of being loose thereon; and is connected by a link 326, similar to the link 320, to the operating arm hr2-'ineen shaft 101, and so forevery operation of the plate 11-1.

Plate-114L may bereciprocatedby anydesired means but for convenience 1 deem it advisable to provide a motor of some character so as to relieve the Vcollector from the strain of repeated actuation of the mechanism, such actuation requiring' a considerable force. any suitable mechanical motor might be arranged for the actuation of plate 11d but l believe that the most convenient form is one utilizing the compressed air of an air brake system and 1 therefore provide an air motor 331 vto drive the plate 114- in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. t, that being the opposite direction to the direction of action of the spring 3&1. rlhe motor 331 is provided With a piston 332 having a `piston rod 333 carrying a yoke 33% adapted to vreceive a pair of lingers 335 carried by plate 114i. For the purpose of controlling the action of the motor 1 provide a valve structure 336 illustrated in Figs. l `and ln this structure an inlet pipe 337 is connected to any suitable source of supply of compressed. air, such for instance as the main pressure tank 300 of the air brake system of the car; Fig. 5 shows diagrammatically one such system, with a control valve 301 controlling the supply of air to a brak cylinder 302 the piston 303 in which operates a brake shoe 3011 acting on a car Wheel 305. A passage 333 forms a communication between the inlet and the cylinder of the motor and at an intermediate point in this passage l arrange an inlet valve 330 which is held normally closed by a spring 331 or othervvise, the stein 392 of said valve projecting through a suitrdole packing gland. Also communicating with the passage 333 is an outlet passage having an exhaust valve 391 arrange l therein, the stem 395 of said valve projecting through a suitable packing gland to a point closely adjacent the projecting end of stein The valve 395 is normally urged 'to closed position by a )ring 393. lroted near the projecting ends of stems 392 and 395 is a lever 397 normally urged in one direction by a spring in such a i 'ay as to engage stem 395 and normally hold the exhaust valve 391- open. For the purpose of controlling the tivo valves 333 and 33% and at the same time determining the position of lever 309, so as to cause registration of either a cash fare 'J- or ticket fare upon the proper accumulator 1 pivot upon the stud 1121 a pair of levers and rllhe lever 4122 is provided with a. cam surface 2l adapted to engage pin 371 so as to raise lever 369 to the position shown in Fig. 4, in which position clutch 345 will be shifted so as to engage pin of arm 357 and thus connect the ticket accumulator T, shown in Fig. 16. Lever 422 is also provided with a finger 425 adapted to engage lever 397 so as to swing the saine into engagement with stem 392 so to open the inlet valve 389 and permit the exhaust valve 394 to close. Lever 423 is provided with a finger 426 the same in forni and function as finger 425. Lever 423 is also provided with a cam notch 427 adapted to engage pin 371 and throw the same downward so as to shift the clutch 363 to bring it into engagement with pin 345 and thus connect segment 343 with shaft 10.1. The members 422 and will be provided with suitable operating members 422 and 423' respective-ly which are extended, conveniently as ropes or cords, throughout the length of the car for convenient access by the collector.

The mechanism for producing an auditors record indicating the value of each fare collected, at least of each cash fare, and for indicating the station .at which the fare entrained, the collecting conductor, and the character of fare, e., cash or ticket, is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 10, 11 and 12. Secured to the end of sha-ft 37 is a pinion 501 which meshes with an idler gear 502 which in turn meshes with a gear 503 secured to a shaft 504 which carries ka type wheel 505 having upon its face 20 characters (where the decimal money system is used and five cents is the fare unit), so that the type wheel 505 moves with the cents indicator wheel 38. Sleeved upon shaft 504 vis a sleeve or hollow shaft 506, to one end of which is secured a type wheel 507 having characters 0 to 9, and to the other end of which is secured an intermittent gear 508 meshing with a gear 509 which is connected with gear 510. Gear 510 is journaled upon a shaft 5.11 and meshes with a gear 512 carried by a shaft 513 which shaft is provided with a gear 514 meshing with a gear secured to the dollars indicator wheel so that the type wheel 507 moves with such i dollars indicator wheel. Shaft 511 has its inner end conveniently journaled in the adjacent end of pinion 501 and secured to said shaft is an indicator Wheel 520 having numerals from 1 to 9 inclusive thereon. Secured to wheel 520 is a gear 521 meshing with an idler 522 which meshes with a gear 523 secured to one end ofsleeve 524, journaled on sleeve 506.

Secured to sleeve 524 is a type wheel 526 carrying type from 0 to 9 inclusive. Sleeved upon shaft 511 is a hollow shaft or sleeve 531, to one end of which is secured an indicator wheel 532 having numerals 0 to 9 inclusive thereon and having a gear 533 secured thereto, Gear 533 meshes with an idler 534 Which meshes with a gear 535 carried by a sleeve 536 journaled upon sleeve 524. Secured to sleeve 536 is a type wheel 537 having numerals 0 to 9 thereon. Journaled upon shaft 504 is a sleeve 540 provided on its inner end with a type wheel 541 which may conveniently carry letters A B C, etc., or other suitable designating characters to designate collecting conductors and secured to the outer end of sleeve 540 is an operating head 542 labeled to correspond with the type wheel 541. The several type wheels 505, 507, 526, 537, and 541 may be provided with suitable ratchets adapted to be engaged by pawls 543 adapted to insure their proper positioning. Secured to the outer end of shaft 511 is an operating head 544 and secured to the outer end of sleeve 531 is an operating head 545. Arranged in alinement with the peripheries of the several type wheels at their printing position is a type T which is a convenient designation for ticket fares. Lying beneath the type wheels 505 and 507 is a hammer 551; beneath wheels 526 and 537 is a hammer 552; beneath type T is a hammer 553 and beneath type wheel 541 is a hammer 554, said several hammers being pivotally supported on a shaft 555 and normally urged upward by means of a yoke 556, driven in one direction by a spring 557.

Journaled beneath shaft 555 is a shaft 560 which carries an arm 561 and a bevel pinion 562, the pinion 562 meshing with a pinion 563 carried by a shaft 564 journaled in the rear plate in the main frame. Secured to shaft 564 is an arm 565. Attached to the arm 565 is a link 566 connected by a slot and pin connection 566 with the plate 114 so that movement of the plate .toward the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 will cause a rocking of shaft 564 toward the position also indicated `by dotted lines in such figure; and vice versa. An arm 567, which is secured to shaft 560, engages a pin 568 carried by an arm 569 carried by shaft 555 so as to swing yoke 556 downward and permit the hammers to drop tol the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. Journaled on shaft 560 is a catch 571 which is adapted to engage yoke 556 when the same reaches its lowest position, the catch being normally urged toward the yoke by means of a light spring 572. Arm 561 is normally held in engagement with the bottom of the casing by means of a spring 573, one end of which is attached to the arm 567, and said arm 561 carries al pin 574, which lies in a slot 57o formed in an arm 576 secured to a shaft 577. Shaft 577 also carries an arm 578 and a pair of arms 579. Arm 578 .has a slot 581 formed therein to receive a pin 5.82 carried by a ratchet arm 583 which is provided with a pawl 584 adapted to engage a ratchet 585 carried by a storage drum 586, the ratchet 585 being connected to the drum 586 by any suitable friction connection. Plate 588 is connected by a pin and a slot connection 587 with a ratchet arm 588 which is connected by a paivl 589 and a ratchet 591 With a feed roll 592. A record strip 598 is carried from asupply roll 594 between the type Wheels and hammers and thence over the feed roll 592 to the storage drum 586.

Any suitable means may be used for inking the type Wheels, either1 by Way of an interposed ribbon or otherwise; but 1 prefer an inking` mechanism which ivill not be interposed between the type and the record strip at the time of impression and 1 therefore pivot upon the upper end of arms 579 a yoke 595 'which carries an inked roller 596 at its rear end. rilhe yoke also carries a roller 597 engaging a track 598, the track being substantially concentric vwith the axis of the type Wheel and the roller 597 held in engagement with its track by means of a spring 599, the arrangement being such that the inked roller will not too vigorously engage the type of the type Wheels. 1n order to prevent the actuation of the hammer 558, which coperates with the ticket indicator T, when a cash faire is being registered, 1 provide a retaining` arm 601. which is carried by a rock shaft 602 provided with a finger 608 which takes into a, slot 6041 formed in a lever 605. The rear arm of lever 605 projects through the rear plate of the casing` and is engaged by a lever 60G connected by a link 607 with a lever 608, Which lever is connected to pin 871 so as to partake of the up and down movement thereof, the arrangement being such that When arm 869 is thrown to the position shoivn in Fig. 8 the retaining` arm 601 will lie in position shown in Fig. 1 and thus lie in the path of movement of a iinger 609 carried by hammer 558 and thus prevent any upivard movement of hammer 558 suilicient to produce an impression of the type T on the record strip. Under some conditions it may be advisable to omit a record of the value of a ticket fare, and in order to do this 1 provide the hammer 551 with a linger 611 and provide the retaining arm 601 with an adjustable finger 612 Which may be projected or Withdrawn in such a manner that, when the retaining;f arm is svvunp; away from the position shown in Fig. 1 so as to Withdrawv it from the path of movement of finger 609, the finger 612 will or will not be in the path of movement of finger 611.

rllhe operation of the individual portions of the mechanism is probably apparent from the foregoing description, but briefly stated. the complete operation of the mechanism is as follows The length of any line is generally divided into a number of principal sections ofV a length equal to the longest paivl for the smallest fare unit and each time a car reaches such a division point the conductor will turn heads 5&1 and 5-15 so as to adjust the indicators 520 and 582, and consequently the type Wheels 527 and 587 into a position where the number of the station or point of division will be brought opposite the record strip 598. rit the beginning of the trip the conductor Will also manipulate head 5112 so as to bring his designating characteristic on type Wheel 5-11 opposite the record strip. llfhen a passenger entrains, the type Wheels 526, 587 and 5-11 will have been already set as indicated above. Upon collection of the fare the amount of the fare will be indicated by the proper manipulation of the indicator Wheels 88, te and 58, in the manner described in my patent already mentioned, and thismanipulation Will cause a proper setting of the actuators r1. Y and B, and at the same time an automatic setting of the type wheels 505 and507 so as to bring the proper portions into position to produce upon the record strip 598 a record of the amount of the collected fare, in the present apparatus the construction being such that any fare ranging from 5 cents to $9.95 in five cent steps, can be collected, indicated and recorded. 1f the fare is a cash fare the operator will grasp. the operating member e122 and draw the same to the left (Fig. 4) thus swinging.;` the member 1122 so as to open the inlet valve 892 of the motor and cause an actuation of plate 114: to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, the surface 1124 of member e222 first, however', cominginto engagement with pin 871 so as to swing the retaining arm 601 to the position shown in Fig. 1 and so as to shift clutch 845 to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 9, so as to cause the operation of the plate 1111 which occurs immediately subsequently to produce an actuation of the cash fare accumulator shoivn in Fig. 8, in the manner already described. This operation Vof the plate 114 Will also cause a rocking of shafts 561L and 56() in such manner as to retractthe hammers 552, 551, and 55-1. the yoke 556 being retained in its retracted position, as shown by dotted lines in F 10, by the catch 571. The forward movement of shaft 560 results in a rocking of shaft 577 so as to actuate the feeding` mechanismA of the record strip, thus bringing a fresh portion of said strip into a coperative relation Withthe type Wheels, and at the same to cause a swing of arms 579 to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 10, thus drawing the inked roller 596 into engagement with those type of the type wheels in position to produce their record. A, pin or guard 616 carried by yoke 595 engages the record strip and prevents it from being touched by the ink roller. The inking mechanism is retracted at the beginning of the return stroke of plate 114. The return movement ot' plate 114 returns lever 565 to normal and this causes a return movement of shaft 560 and arm 5G7-is brought into engagement with the pin G15 on catch 571 so as to withdraw said catch and permit yoke 550 to be driven upwardly by the spring 557 so as to drive the hammers into engagement with the type wheels.

The return stroke of plate 114 accomplished by means of spring 341. As soon as the conductor relieves the operating me1nber 422 spring 30S serves to immediately withdraw the operating lever 397 from the inlet valve and brings the said lever 307 into engagement with the exhaust valve 1f a ticket fare has been collected the same actuation of the indicating mechanism is had but the operator will operate the member 423 thus swinging member 123 to open the inlet valve of the motor; after preliminarily bringing surface 427 into engagement with. the arm the pin 371 to shift the clutch 345 into engagement with the arm 357 which controls the ticket counter and withdraw said clutch from engagement with the segment 343 which actuates the cash tare accun'iulator, and to throw the retaining arm 601 to the left (Fig. 1) so as to withdraw it from the path of movement of iinger 609 of the hammer thereby permitting said hammer to produce a record which will indi Aate that a ticket has been received instead of a cash fare. The value of this ticket may be recorded or not, depending upon the position of adjustment of finger 612. The accumulating and counting mechanism of the main body of the register is intended to produce a final record in eX- ctly the same manner as that described in my i'nevious patent. It will be noticed there- Atore that the auditor is supplied, by my present machine, not only with a totalized record but is also provided with an itemized record showing the collecting conductor, and the character, value and point of entrainment of each fare.

lnstead of the motor mechanism shown in the preceding drawings a simpler construction, such as is shown in Figs. 13, 14 and 15, may be used. ln this construction the motor 381 is pro.'ided with valve stems 302 and which may be controlled by a lever 703 connected by a link 704 with an arm 705 provided with a shoulder 700 which may be operated by either one of the pair of notched arms 422 and 423 substantially identical with the arms 422 and 423 shown in Fig. 4. The arms 422 and 423 are adapted to operate against the pin 371 of lever 369 and, in order to hold said pin 371 in either one of its positions during the means of a lever 70S which is normally held in thc position shown in Fig. 13 by means of a compression spring 7 00. Level 70S is provided with a projection 711 adapt-ed to be engaged by a cam 712 carried by the rock shaft 101. Roch shaft 101 also carries a cam 71-1- which engages an arm 715 connected to a shaft 716 which carries a pair of locking dogs 717 adapted to engage the notched plates 718, thus taking the placeI of the locking plunger' 719 (Fig. 6).

instead of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3 for holding arm 327 in either one of its two positions, I provide an arm 327 (Fig. 14) through which is passed a rod 721 connecter by a pin and slot connection with an arm 723 carried by the rock shaft 101. The rod 721 passes freely through arm 327 and is provided with a pair ot o ppositely acting springs 724 and 7 so that arm 327 may be yicldingly urged to either one of 9,3

its two positions in order to produce a rocking of shaft 32C and a consequent shifting of rod 309.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a fare register, the combination with means for indicating any desired fare and means for accumulating and registering the accumulation ot a plurality of such fares, of fare-recording members, intermediate connections between said :tare-recording members and the indicating mechanism, collection-point recording members, means for setting said collection-point recording members, conductor-designating recording member, and means for setting said conductordesignating recording member, operating means tor actuating the accumulating mechanism in accordance with the setting of the indicating means, and means controlled by said operating means for producing a record from the tare recording members.

2. In a tare register, the combination with tare indicating members, adapted to indicate any desired fare between minimum and maximum, of t'are recording members intermediate ccnnections between said farcindicating mechanism and the 'tare-re crding members tor set members in accordance with the fare indicating members, cash fare accumulating mechanism, ticket tare register mechanism, means for selecting the cash itare accumulating mechanism or the ticket tare registering mechanism ifor actuation in accordance with asetting ot the indicating mechanism, a recording designator for ticket fares, collection-point recording members, means for setting said collection-point recording members, a condueter-designating ting the tare recording recording member, means for setting said conductor designating recording member, means cooperating with said recording members for iroducing a record therefrom, means for interfering with the recording operation of the means cooperating with the ticket-fare designator, an actuating member, and intermediate connections between said actuating member and the seyeral parts for controlling the ticket-fare selecting mechanism and for actuating the feral parts.

3. ln a fare register, the combination with fare indicating members, adapted to indicate any desired fare between minimum and maximum, of fare recording members, intermediate connections between said fareindicating mechanism and the fare-recording members for setting the are recording members in accordance with the fare indicating members, a recording designator for ticket fares, means cooperating' with said recording members for producing ay record ther from, means for interfering with the recording' operation of the means coperig with the ticket-fare designator, an acting member, and intermediate connections betwem said actuating member and the several parts for controlling the ticketfare selecting mechanism and for actuating the several parts.

ln far register, the combination with fare int ica i g members, adapted to indicate any desired fare between minimum and maximum, of fare recording members, intermediate comiections betweer said fareindicating mechanism and the fare-recordingA members for setting the fare-recording members in accordance with the fare indicating members, cash fare accumulating` mechanism, ticlret fare registering mechanism, means for selecting' the cash fare accumulating' mechanism or the ticlret fare registering mechanism for actuation in accordance with a setting of the indicating mechanism, a recording esignator for ti -het fares, means cooperating with said recording' members for producing a record therefrom, means for interfering with the recording' operation of the means coperating with the ticket-fare designator, an actuating' member, and interniiediate connections between said actuating` member and the several parts for controlling the ticketfare selecting mechanism and for actuating the several parts.

5. ln a fare register, the combination with fare indicating members, adapted to indicate any desired fare between minimum and maximum, of fare recording members, intermediate connections between said fareiudicating mechanism and the fare-recording` members for settingthe fare recording members in accordance with the fare indicating members, a recording1 designator atri Jv nl said conductor-designating recording member, meanscoperating with said recording members for producing a record therefrom, means for interfering with the recording operation of the means cooperating with the ticket-fare designator, an actuating member, and intermediate connections between said actuating member and the several parts for controlling the ticket-fare selecting mechanism. and for actuating the several parts.

6. ln a fare register, an accumulator therefor comprising` a units member, a multi-units member, a units actuator, a multi-units actuator, a driven by the units actuator, aclutch member controlled by said gear, a clutch member adapted to cooperate with the lirst mentioned clutch member and connected to the units indicator, the said units indicator, a gear driren by the multiunits actuator, a clutch meml oer controlled by said last mentioned gear, a

reversing the condition of the pairs of' clutches upon the return reciprocation.

7. ln a fare register, a units actuator and multiunits actuator, means for setting said actuators, means for reciprocating said actuators, an axially shift-able clutch gear meshing with the units actuator, a clutch 2303 adapted to be positively engaged by said clutch gear 305, a units indicator connected with said clutch member, an axially shiftable clutch gear 306 meshing with the multiunits actuator, a clutch adapted to be positively engaged by said clutch lgear 306, a multiunits indicator connected to said last mentioned clutch, and means controlled by the reciprocation of the actuators for reversing the condition of the pairs of clutches upon reversal of movement of the actuators.

S. ln a fare register an actuator member therefor, au air motor connected with the said actuator member, yalres for controlling the admission and release of air pressure to said motor, and means within the reach of the conductor for controlling said last meutioned means.

9. rlhe combination with a fare register, of an actuator member therefor, an air motor haring a reciprocating piston connectcd to said actuator member, Valves for controllingr the admission. and exhaust of air pressure to said piston, and means within the reach of the conductor for controlling Said valves.

10. In a fare register', the combination of means for registering cash fares and ticket fares, an actuating member, intermediate connections between said actuating member and said cash fare registering means and said ticlret fare register means, a selector for connecting either the cash fare registering means or the ticket fare registeringlr means with the actuating member, a motor for driv'ing the actuating member, and means under the control of the conductor for automatically operating the selector and controlling member.

1l. In a fare register, an accumulator therefor comprising a units member, a multiunits member, a units actuator, a multiunits actuator, a gear driven by the units actuator, a clutch member controlled by said gear, a clutch member adapted to cooperate with the first mentioned clutch member and connected to the units indicator, the said units indicator, a gear driven by the multiunits actuator, a clutch member controlled by said last mentioned gear, a clutch member connected to the multiunits indicator and adapted to coperate with said last mentioned clutch member, the said multiunits indicator, a transfer train arranged between the units indicator and the multiunits indicator, said transfer train comprising members for rotating the initial member of the multiunits indicator and for holding said initial member against rotation, a locking member adapted to be projected into position to restrain the units indicator from rotation, means for simultaneously reciprocating the two actuators, and means controlled by such reciprocation. for inter-engaging one pair of clutch members and disengagingthe other pair during half the reciprocation and for automatically reversing the condition of the pairs of clutches upon the return reciprocation and for alternating the locked condition of the units indicator and the imtial member of the multiunits indicator.

12. In a register, the combination, with means for setting said register to register a particular item, and a power motor operated by power supplied from an external source to actuate said register to cause it to register said item, of a single manually operated means operable at a point removed from the register and within reach of the operator for controlling both saidsetting means and the supply of power to said power motor.

13. In a register, the combination, with means for setting said register, and means for actuating the same, of a power driven motor operated by power supplied from an external source and operatively connected to said actuating means, and a device operable at a point removed from the register and within reach of the operator for actuating said setting means and for controlling the supply of power to said power driven motor.

14. In a register, the combination, with means for setting said register, means for actuating the same, and a frame supporting said parts, of a fluid pressure cylinder mounted within said frame and operatively connected to said actuating means, a valve for controlling the admission of fluid to said cylinder, and means operable from a point removed from said register and within the reach of the operator for both controlling said valve and actuating said setting means. f

15. In a register, the combination, with a slide bar for actuating said register, of a fluid pressure cylinder having a piston and a piston rod, said piston rod being arranged substantially parallel with said slide bar and rigidly connected thereto, a valve controlling the admission of the fluid to said cylinder, and means under the control of the operator for actuating said valve.

16. In a register, the combination, with a main frame comprising end members, means for setting said register, an actuating bar slidably mounted in said frame, a fluid pressure cylinder rigidly secured to said frame between saidv end members, a piston and a piston rod for said cylinder, said piston rod being operatively connected to said slide bar, and means within the reach of the operator for controlling the flow of Huid to said cylinder and for actuating said setting means.

17. In a register, the combination, with means for actuating said register, a power driven mechanism operatively connected to said actuating means, and means for controlling said power driven mechanism, of a reciprocatory member, means for operatively connecting said reciprocatory member to said controlling means to positively actuate the same, and means for imparting reciprocatory movement to said member.

18. In register, the combination, with means for setting said register, and operating mechanism for the same, of a fluid pressure cylinder operatively connected to said operating mechanism, and means for connecting said fluid pressure cylinder to thecompressed air receptacle of an air-brake system of a car, and means for controlling the admission of the air to said cylinder and for actuating said setting means.

19. In a register, the combination, with means for setting said register, and means for actuating the same, of a fluid pressure cylinder operatively connected with said actuating means, a valve for controlling the admission of fluid to said cylinder, and a single manually operated device for controlling said setting means and for positively actuating said valve.

20. The combination, with a car, and an air-brake system therefor, of a fare register, mounted on said car, means for setting said register, means to actuate the same, a fluid pressure operated device operatively connected to said actuating means, a connection between said device and said airbrake system, and means arranged to be operated by the conductor from a single position to control said device and to operate said setting means.

2l. rlhe combination, With a car, and an air-brake system therefor, a fare register mounted on said car, means for setting said register, means to actuate the same, a fluid pressure operating device operatively connected to said actuating means, a connection between said device and said air brake system, a valve to control the passage of air from said system to said device, and a single device to actuate said valve and said setting means.

22. In a register, the combination, with means for actuating said register, a fluid pressure cylinder operatively connected to said actuating means, and a valve for controlling the admission of fluid to said cylinder, of a member capable of' a reciprocatory movement, a lever operatively connected to said reciprocatory member, means for operatively connecting said lever to said valve to positively actuate the same, and means for imparting a reciprocatory movement to said member.

ln a register, the combination, with means for setting said register, and means for actuating the same, of a fluid pressure cylinder operatively connected with said actuating means, a valve for controlling the admission of lluid to said cylinder, and a single manually operated device for controlling said setting means and for positively actuating said valve.

24. ln a register, the combination, with means for setting said register, and means for actuating said register, of a fluid pressure device operatively connected to said actuating means, a valve for controlling the admission of fluid to said fluid pressure device, and means operable from a point removed from said register and Within reach Copies ot' this patent may be obtained for .of the operator for both controlling vsaid valve and actuating said setting means.

ln a register, the combination of means for setting said register, a slidably mounted actuating bar, a fluid pressure cylinder, a piston and piston rod for said cylinder. said piston rod being operatively connected to said actuating bar, and means operable from a point removed from the register and Within the reach of the operator for controlling the flovv of fluid to said cylinder and 'for actuating said setting means.

2G. ln a fare register', actuator member therefor, a fluid pressure motor springpressed in one direction and n'iovable in the other by fluid pressure, said motor being connectedV with said actuator member, valve means for controlling the admission and release of tluid pressure to said motor to operate it against or alloiv it to be operated `by its si ring, and means within the reach of the operator for controlling said valve means.

rl`he combination, with a fare register, of' an actuator member therefor, a fluid pressure motor having a. reciprocating piston Which is spring-pressed in one direction and is operable in the other against its .spring by fluid pressure, said piston being connected to said actuator member to operate the latter, valve means for controlling the admission and exhaust of fluid pressure to said piston to operate it against or allow it to be operated by its spring, and means Within the reach of the operator for controlling said valve means.

28. The combination, with a fare register, of an actuator member therefor, a jduid pressure motor connected with such actuator member, valve means for controlling the supply of' fluid pressure to said fluid pressure motor, and means operable from a point removed from the register and Within the reach of the operator for controlling said valve means. Y

ln Witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and seal, at indianapolis, indiana, this 2nd day of September, A.. l), one thousand nine hundred and nine.

OTT() N. MOORE.

Witnesses ARTHUR M. HOOD, THOMAS WV. McMnANs.

five cents each. by addressing the Somnissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

